Northwest Florida lawmakers vote against assault weapons ban

Northwest Florida’s representatives to the Florida House each voted against holding debate on a proposed bill which would outlaw the sale of assault rifles in the state.

The motion, by Rep. Kionne McGhee of Miami, would have placed HB 219 before the full House for debate. That bill — which was killed in committee earlier in the legislative session — would ban the sale of “selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic or burst fire,” including the AR-15, the weapon that was used in last week’s deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., as well as many other mass shootings. Thirteen students and three staff were killed in the shooting.

A group of surviving students from the school looked on as the House voted the motion down 36-71. The vote fell along party lines, and Northwest Florida representatives Clay Ingram, Frank White, Jayer Williamson, and Mel Ponder — all Republicans — each voted with the majority against the motion.

Some Republicans have signaled, though, that they could be willing to consider lesser measures, including raising the legal age for assault rifle purchases to 21 as well as the institution of a three-day waiting period and changes to the background check process.

How do you propose each gun purchase go through a mental health check? There are about 200,000 NICS Checks a month. What will a 14 day waiting period do? The Parkland killer had his gun for months already.

People, after a shooting, immediately want to ban the gun that was used. But my curiosity is this…

Terrorist uses a truck to kill multiple people, people blame the Terrorist!
Drunk Driver uses a car to kill a family, people blame the Drunk Driver, not the Alcohol or Car!
Terrorist uses a gun to kill multiple people, people blame the gun!

All three are inanimate objects that require human interaction to operate. Why is there so little talk about the human problem being fixed and so much about the gun?

We don’t have a gun problem, we have a societal problem. Kids eating Tide Pods. Politicians wanting Tide to change Pod Colors so kids won’t eat them. People need safe spaces if they see Trumps name in Chalk.People trying to ban free speech if they don’t like it. Antifa and others roaming the streets attacking people, but people think we have a gun problem!

The Parkland killer also had Law enforcement called to his house almost 40 times and the FBI notified that there was was problem, no one followed up.In this case the system failed to protect the public. As far as a mental health check. I believe that all mental mental health records should be part of a background check. The person buying the gun must sign an authorization to obtain those records. Lastly, no purchase will be completed until said background check is completed regardless of how long it takes. 14 days would be a minimum,

So you rather blame an inanimate object and not the agencies who could have done something to stop it,Why is it that when a cop shoots someone everyone blames the cop? But when when someone shoots into a crowd of people everyone blames the gun?

Marshall, let’s add the following:
White extremists roaming the streets! People needing a safe space because they think liberals are going to take their guns! People ignoring the vile character of the man they elected president because he’s a Republican, so that makes him ok!

No one who leans left is surprised that conservatives voted down gun control. Those people all realize that conservative politicians sold their moral and ethical souls down the river about 9 years ago. I’l tell you one thing that you can take to the bank: in the long run, they won’t prevail. Their days are numbered.

If all republican lawmakers are so confident that gun-free zones will protect people and believe that a “good guy with a gun” will always save the day, then why weren’t attendees allowed to open carry during CPAC2018? The hypocrisy of the Republican Party is so blatant, and I am truly confounded how their supporters live in a state of denial. The NRA is a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to sell guns on behalf of gun manufacturers.

There was a time when the NRA was a gun enthusiast and gun safety organization, but that has not been the case in a long time. Gun lobbyist, Marion Hammer has praised Rick Scott for his efforts in pro-gun legislation as he in one term, signed more pro-gun bills than any other Florida governor in history. He wrote legislation which allows for suing of mayors who try to enact stricter laws, and also allows for the firing of employees who try to enforce those laws.

Change is coming, and those who continue to do the bidding for the NRA will be on the wrong side of history. Their memberships are decreasing and with corporations parting ways with the organization, it is only a matter of time until the organization falls apart. The survivors from MDS are informed, well spoken and driven to enact changes.

Predominantly red districts have been flipping blue during many of the recent special elections and it is just a matter of time before these weapons of war, which have no place in the hands of civilians, will be banned for good.

Corrected:
If all republican lawmakers are so confident that gun-free zones will not protect people and believe that a “good guy with a gun” will always save the day, then why weren’t attendees allowed to open carry during CPAC2018? The hypocrisy of the Republican Party is so blatant, and I am truly confounded how their supporters live in a state of denial. The NRA is a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to sell guns on behalf of gun manufacturers.

There was a time when the NRA was a gun enthusiast and gun safety organization, but that has not been the case in a long time. Gun lobbyist, Marion Hammer has praised Rick Scott for his efforts in pro-gun legislation as he in one term, signed more pro-gun bills than any other Florida governor in history. He wrote legislation which allows for suing of mayors who try to enact stricter laws, and also allows for the firing of employees who try to enforce those laws.

Change is coming, and those who continue to do the bidding for the NRA will be on the wrong side of history. Their memberships are decreasing and with corporations parting ways with the organization, it is only a matter of time until the organization falls apart. The survivors from MDS are informed, well spoken and driven to enact changes.

Predominantly red districts have been flipping blue during many of the recent special elections and it is just a matter of time before these weapons of war, which have no place in the hands of civilians, will be banned for good